jtfc writes:
Thus saving me a lot of time since everything he says is true. All I need to do now is reiterate the point that things like parquet, suspended whatever, is irrelevant because the bass waves causing the problem are too long wavelength to notice or care about such details.
So what you do, you keep the speakers which you love. You can if possible move them to where they create the least amount of midbass boom. Then realize the boom is equal parts speaker location and listening location. So maybe tweak that if possible. Do these first. If you can't no big deal its just that every little bit helps and this is ideally where to start.
Then you get yourself enough more subs to have at least 4 altogether. Distribute them around the room. Forget all the BS you've heard about timing. 99% of the advice you will get on that is based on a faulty understanding of both how low frequencies behave and how we hear them. Read as much as you can about the Swarm, distributed bass array, etc.
Then when you have four spread around the room, tweaked for crossover and phase and level, here's what you can expect: the boom will still be there but at a lot lower magnitude and way, way, WAY less bothersome because now instead of BOOM then nothing you have a tiny little boom with beautifully balanced bass extending down so low you can hardly believe. Bass you simply cannot get with only one sub.
The only difference between me and jtfc is I would do all the above first and only then try and tame whatever is left with absorption. Because as others have noted bass traps can be troublesome and not always work as intended. Leaving it for last the problem you are left with will be much smaller, and it will be more likely to work, if indeed at that point you even still feel the need for it at all.
Doesn't matter what speakers you use,or what footers or platforms.The bass waves are going to continue to cause the boom as they slam back and forth and up and down.To tame those waves you'll need to treat the front wall behind the speakers,especially the corners aggressively.8-10 inches of rockwool straddling the corners.Check GIK Acoustics site for more information and a free consultation.Here is a good site that explains room modes.http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-roommodes.htm
Also adding two -four subwoofers will smooth those standing waves and room modes right out.Really!It's called "the swarm".
I have a less than optimal room myself and understanding and treating treating the room properly was a huge step forward.Adding two subs was another huge improvement,two more even better.If you really like your speakers do a little research first about acoustics and how to improve your space.
Thus saving me a lot of time since everything he says is true. All I need to do now is reiterate the point that things like parquet, suspended whatever, is irrelevant because the bass waves causing the problem are too long wavelength to notice or care about such details.
So what you do, you keep the speakers which you love. You can if possible move them to where they create the least amount of midbass boom. Then realize the boom is equal parts speaker location and listening location. So maybe tweak that if possible. Do these first. If you can't no big deal its just that every little bit helps and this is ideally where to start.
Then you get yourself enough more subs to have at least 4 altogether. Distribute them around the room. Forget all the BS you've heard about timing. 99% of the advice you will get on that is based on a faulty understanding of both how low frequencies behave and how we hear them. Read as much as you can about the Swarm, distributed bass array, etc.
Then when you have four spread around the room, tweaked for crossover and phase and level, here's what you can expect: the boom will still be there but at a lot lower magnitude and way, way, WAY less bothersome because now instead of BOOM then nothing you have a tiny little boom with beautifully balanced bass extending down so low you can hardly believe. Bass you simply cannot get with only one sub.
The only difference between me and jtfc is I would do all the above first and only then try and tame whatever is left with absorption. Because as others have noted bass traps can be troublesome and not always work as intended. Leaving it for last the problem you are left with will be much smaller, and it will be more likely to work, if indeed at that point you even still feel the need for it at all.